Drug Kingpin’s Cars, Snooty’s Birthday, 107 Sea Turtle Eggs

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Help Snooty The Manatee Celebrate 68 Years

It’s not every day that a record-breaking manatee turns 68. That’s why the folks at the South Florida Museum are hoping to make Snooty the Manatee's birthday celebration extra special this year.

Deputy Injured In Crash Released From Hospital

A Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputy injured in an early Tuesday morning crash on Balm Riverview Road has been released from the hospital.

Florida Drug Kingpin’s Vehicles On Auction Block

Car collectors with a passion for rides with a little history may be able to drive off in a Rolls-Royce Ghost once owned by notorious Miami drug kingpin Alvaro Lopez Tardn.

Man Swiped 107 Sea Turtle Eggs From Mother Turtle, Officials Say

A 49-year-old Tequesta man faces criminal charges after officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission say they caught him in the act of swiping protected loggerhead sea turtle eggs while the mother turtle was in the process of laying them.

Tampa Bay Area Gas Prices On The Decline

Tampa Bay area residents with big road trip plans this summer are likely to find paying at the pump a little less painful than last year.

Tampa Bay Area Workweek Weather

he long weekend is over and it’s time for many people in the Tampa Bay area to get back to work. The good news is there’s only a short workweek ahead. The bad? This week is expected to be a scorcher, according to the National Weather Service.

Murder Suspect Ran Victim Over With Car, Cops Say

St. Petersburg Police are asking Tampa Bay area residents to keep their eyes open for a man officers say used a car as a murder weapon.

Photo of a 2008 Bugatti Veyron courtesy of the U.S. Marshals Service